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Fortunately, my ECU and Immobilizer checked out so no additional repair work needed than the optional RoW and Stage 1.
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Fob with a good circuit board that worked before will continue to work all remote functions without pill inside fob.
I guess I have to buy one with the chip in it then get it programmed? The new basic key unlocks the door, turns on the ignition but not the engine.Paid $40 to have the key made after buying the basic key.
Thanks,
OP do you have one working key fob ? I assume you do . If that is the case you have a few options .
1.Purchase a 2nd key fob from Porsche and have a dealer program it to your car . This is big bucks .
2.As already mentioned take the " pill " chip out of your one working fob and glue it somewhere near the ignition switch . Now any simple key cut correctly can start the car .
3.Find a locksmith/indy shop that can program a key . There are some out there . Should be less $$$ going Indy vs dealer .
Only you can determine if full key fob capability is wanted vs a simple key to mechanically lock/unlock the car .
If you are handy and can lay the car up for a week , remove the immobilizer from under the seat and send it and the keys to Specialized ECU in Florida.
If I remember correctly, they quoted me about $400 for a new cut key, FOB and programming for around $400. You may want to contact them to get an accurate quote. The website also has a lot of good info about their services based on your specific car.
U can save money with ecudoctors by getting the valey key. Also last year they had either a black fri or christmas sale for a bogo key deal if u want to wait.
OP, do you not still have the old key head with the working pill in it to swap into the new key head? That�s all I had to do to get the new remote functions programmed at the dealer
They turn it around pretty fast also. I sent mine in last week and should be getting it back tomorrow. Fortunately, my ECU and Immobilizer checked out so no additional repair work needed than the optional RoW and Stage 1. I got the RoW because I'm getting P0410 and P1411 (with a CEL) and did not feel like tearing into the vacuum system (and my 2000 is now exempt for emissions testing in GA).
Just in case you don't know...
The 3 very different and separate parts of the working key fob are:
1)The cut blade
2)The 'pill', inside key fob about the size of a large grain of rice, Pill allows starting engine.
3) The circuit board that operates the remote functions.
Pill is kind of hiding in fob, google it to see where its located.
Both the pill and circuit board must be coded to match. Pill to the ignition start circuit & fob circuit board coded to immobilizer.
Many that just want a spare key without the expensive remote fob functions, but want a key that can start the car and lock/unlock it manually,,, remove the pill from one of the old keys and glue it to the inside of ignition key cover plate. This allows any key blade that fits to start the car. No pill in key fob is needed or circuit board needed. Pills seem to never go bad and always hold their coding. Unlike the troublesome low life fob circuit boards that go bad on a regular basis...
The pill glued into the back of the plastic ign key lock cover plate is a hack that PT3 taught us
If I have this right the pill needs to be close to the ignition switch. If I place the original key with the chip in it next to the switch my new key without the chip should work?
I only have one key with a chip
i don�t want to lose the ability to unlock the ,door & hoods remotely.
Pill has nothing to do with remote functions, only allows engine to start. Fob with a good circuit board that worked before will continue to work all remote functions without pill inside fob.
'Pill' inside a 996 key is a glass-encased transponder chip, also known as an RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) pill
. RFID pill is a component of the car's anti-theft immobilizer system. It does not contain a battery and is powered by electromagnetic induction.
I had my key apart while I was trying to debug the FOB. You can see the pill in the bottom left of the side of the key that has the blade in it. Looks exactly like a pill.
Early pills can be cloned with the right gear! Later ones can't.
Contentious issue on here for some reason, but you'll have to research how/ who to do it.
The RFID pill is there for security. It's a go / no go immobilizer. You can't even get the information from Porsche. I have not heard of anyone that has cracked duplicating an RFID pill from Porsche. Walk very carefully if someone says they can do it. It's that way for a reason, and one I agree with.
As I said, contentious!
You can either copy an early one or not, you don't need to walk carefully at all! If you are paying for it then don't part with your money if/till it works!
Early pills (97-98) are very simple, later not so much.
Research it yourself though, or do Skips trick of sticking the pill to the ignition and don't worry about it.
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